COVER N.34 - Finland

Postmark:  - 30AUG21 Helsinki Helsingfors 
Posted on the 30th August; received on the 4th September. (from 23AUG till 4SEP I was away, so the date of reception could be any day within that interval)
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Another postcrossing postcard (postcard #28) carefully sent inside a nice envelope with a nice stamp, this time hailing from the capital of the land of the thousand lakes, Finland. Thanks a lot Alisa.

The Domestic rate stamp (even though the letter was sent abroad Alisa used a domestic rate stamp, so I suspect that the "economy" mark on the left side of the cancellation might have something to do with this..) was issued on 03JUN2020, as part of a 6 auto-adhesive stamp booklet, honouring Finnish Industry: Made in Finland.

The innovation highlighted in this particular stamp is the winter tire, something that doesn't come a a great surprise if one thinks about the huge plethora of first class rally car racing drivers Finland has produced over the years.... 

The other five Finnish innovations highlighted in the set, according to the Finnish post website are the heart rate monitor, xylitol, the Rapala wobbler lure, the Abloy lock, and the pedestrian safety reflector.